Tuesday, September 16, 2014

Casting News - Candice Bergen to Play 'Battle Creek' Mom; 'Royal Pains' Star to Recur on 'Nurse Jackie'; Plus 6 More Updates!

Casting News - September 16, 2014

CBS' Battle Creek; Cinemax's Banshee; FOX's Backstrom; FX's American Horror Story: Freak Show; MTV's Eye Candy; Showtime's Nurse Jackie; TBS' Cougar Town; and VH1's Hindsight.




CINEMAX's BANSHEE
  • Chiké Okonkwo (Paradox) has booked a recurring role on the drama's upcoming third season. He will play Lennox, a mysterious business associate of crime kingpin Kai Proctor (Ulrich Thomsen).
FOX's BACKSTROM
  • Ann Cusack (Private Practice) will appear in an upcoming episode of the midseason drama starring Rainn Wilson. She will play a professional sex surrogate who's not about to be derailed by comments from Backstrom (Wilson).
MTV's EYE CANDY
  • Casey Deidrick, Kiersey Clemon and John Garet Stoker will co-star on the drama starring Victoria Justice - which was picked up in February but has underwent extensive recasting. Deidrick will play Tommy, a dry-witted New York native who descends from a long line of cops and works as a detective in the NYPD Cyber Unit. Clemon will play Sophia, Lindy's (Justice) hip, gorgeous, sophisticated and vibrant best and roommate. Stoker will play Connor, a young blogger on a Gawker-esque website who will post about the serial killer at the center of the series.
TBS' COUGAR TOWN
  • Brian Van Holt will exit the hit comedy series early in its upcoming sixth and final season. He has played Bobby since the pilot. Right now, he will only appear in the season premiere.
SHOWTIME's NURSE JACKIE
  • Royal Pains star Mark Feuerstin has booked a recurring role on the dramedy's upcoming seventh and final season. He will play Barry Wolfe, a high-powered, cutthroat attorney who will represent Jackie (Edie Falco) as she puts her life back together after her arrest.
VH1's HINDSIGHT
  • Nick Clifford (Farmed and Dangerous) has joined the cast of the upcoming drama starring Laura Ramsey. He will play Andy, an earnest, straightforward and loyal guy who, in 2014, is about to marry Becca (Ramsey).
CBS' BATTLE CREEK
  • Murphy Brown star Candice Bergen will appear on an upcoming episode of the midseason drama. She will play Constance, a charming, quick-witted and clever con artist who helps Milt (Josh Duhamel) and Russ (Dean Winters) on a case - and who also happens to be Russ' mother.
FX's AMERICAN HORROR STORY: FREAK SHOW
  • Skyler Samuels (The Nine Lives of Chloe King) has landed a recurring role on the upcoming fourth season of the hit anthology series. Character details are scarce but she'll play a local who finds herself in a tough situation.